Journalism category: 1922 books
Conference Interpreting
A Student’s Practice Book
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2013
Conference Interpreting: A Student’s Practice Book brings together a comprehensive compilation of tried and tested practical exercises which hone the sub-skills that make up successful conference interpreting
Unique in its exclusively practical focus, Conference Interpreting: A Student’s...
by E. Webb
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2014
This book examines the mass media systems of Egypt and Tunisia under the pre-uprising regimes, with a focus on the last decade of the Mubarak and Ben Ali periods, as well as on how media are adapting to the political transitions underway. Findings are based on extensive interviews with journalists.
Al Jazeera and the Global Media Landscape
The South is Talking Back
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
This book analyzes how and why Al Jazeera English (AJE) became thechannel of choice to understand the massive protests across the Arab world 2011. Aiming to explain the ‘Al Jazeera moment,’ it tracks the channel’s bumpy road towards international recognition in a longitudinal, in-depth analysis...
Voices of the New Arab Public
Iraq, al-Jazeera, and Middle East Politics Today
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2006
Al-Jazeera and other satellite television stations have transformed Arab politics over the last decade. By shattering state control over information and giving a platform to long-stifled voices, these new Arab media have challenged the status quo by encouraging open debate about Iraq, Palestine, Islamism,...
Maneras de ser periodista
Consejos de escritura para el estudiante o el veterano redactor
Language: Spanish
Release Date: May 5, 2015
Julio Camba no creía en la inspiración, ni en las facultades de Periodismo, ni el poder evocador de la naturaleza Sabía que la columna de periódico es la medida de todas las cosas, y que todo lo que sucede en el mundo es susceptible de «acabar reducido a una superficie literaria de 150 centímetros...
The Somali Within
Language, Race and Belonging in Minor Italian Literature
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
The recent histories of Italy and Somalia are closely linked. Italy colonized Somalia from the end of the 19th century to 1941, and held the territory by UN mandate from 1950 to 1960. Italy is also among the destination countries of the Somali diaspora, which increased in 1991 after civil war. Nonetheless,...
by Tina Richmann York
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2016
Learn the secrets of the magazine publishing industry from Tina Richmann York, a former magazine editor. You will learn a few dirty secrets, as well as the basics, such as how to find a job and how to navigate office politics. You will get tips on how to attain coveted writing and editing assignments...
by Eric Partridge
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
A catch phrase is a well-known, frequently-used phrase or saying that has `caught on' or become popular over along period of time. It is often witty or philosophical and this Dictionary gathers together over 7,000 such phrases.
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Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: March 4, 2009
This distinctive Handbook covers the breadth of sports and media scholarship, one of the up-and-coming topics bridging media entertainment, sports management, and popular culture. Organized into historical, institutional, spectator, and critical studies perspectives, this volume brings together the...
Liberalism at Large
The World According to the Economist
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2019
The path-breaking history of modern liberalism told through the pages of one of its most zealous supporters
Since 1843, the Economist has been the single most devoted and influential champion of liberalism anywhere in the world. But what exactly is liberalism, and how has the liberal message...
Masterful Stories
Lessons from Golden Age Radio
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2017
The early eras of radio storytelling have entered and continue to enter the public domain in large quantities, offering unprecedented access to the Golden Age of Radio. Author and Professor John Pavlik mines the best this age of radio has to offer in Masterful Stories, an examination of the masterpieces...
A Justice-Based Approach for New Media Policy
In the Paths of Righteousness
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2016
In this book, distributional justice theories developed by John Rawls and Amartya Sen are applied to the governance of today’s media, proposing a fresh, and innovative assessment of the potential role for media in society. Three case studies describe the utilization of new media by marginalized...
Law and Ethics for Today's Journalist
A Concise Guide
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
Law and Ethics for Today's Journalist offers aspiring and working journalists the practical understanding of law and ethics they must have to succeed at their craft. Instead of covering every nuance of media law for diverse communications majors, Mathewson focuses exclusively on what's relevant for...
Freeing the Presses
The First Amendment in Action
Language: English
Release Date: June 9, 2014
"A thoughtful, provocative, and timely account of the meaning of a free press in the United States." -- American Journal of Political Science
Most Americans consider a free press essential to democratic society -- -either as an independent watchdog against governmental abuse of power or as a wide-open...